By: Laura BennettAs NSW has just decriminalised abortion, Unplanned is a timely release. The first thing to acknowledge ahead of this review, is that people’s beliefs about abortion are complex.CONTENT WARNING: Some readers may find descriptions of abortion confronting,Debate...
By: Clare Bruce“The one thing that all experts agree on is that at this stage, the feoteus can’t feel anything.”That’s the loaded statement that Planned Parenthood abortion clinic worker Abby Johnson would tell her female clients, to reassure them the termination they were...
By: Clare BruceGender selection is a serious concern for opponents of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill that’s now before the Upper House of the NSW Parliament.The matter of sex-selection was raised by the conservative Liberal MP Tanya Davies in parliamentary debate – but was...
By: Akos BaloghLast week the NSW Parliament passed a bill (59 in favour and 31 against) that will decriminalise abortion here in NSW. It will allow abortion up to 22 weeks, and up to full term abortion with the approval of two Doctors. But the bill’s passing has not finalised the...
By: Beth RiversThe debate over whether abortion should be decriminalised in NSW has begun, with State Parliament set to tackle the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill. Independent Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich introduced the reform bill last week to remove abortion from the NSW Crimes Act,...
By: Archbishop Makarios GriniezakisJust weeks after arriving in Australia, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios Griniezakis Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia has issued a Statement regarding NSW’s radical new abortion Bill. Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ,It...